Articles for tag: animal ecology, Climate Change, conservation challenges, moose population, New England nature, parasite impact, Vermont wildlife, wildlife health, Wildlife Management, winter ticks

Vermont Moose vs. Winter Ticks

Vermont’s majestic moose are facing an unprecedented battle for survival, and their enemy is smaller than your pinky nail. In the forests of the Northeast Kingdom and beyond, these iconic giants are losing a war against that’s reshaping the state’s wilderness. What was once a manageable parasite-host relationship has become a devastating ecological crisis that ...